Should this auction title / description be changed or should this auction be ended?

Zoins

This eBay auction is listed with:

<< <i>Title: 1861 CONFEDERATE STATES 50¢ RE-STRIKE

Description: See the scans of this (Bashlow re-strike?) >>

The coin, however, looks like an obvious replica COPY coin with the COPY stamp area damaged and scratched to remove the letters. If you look at enough of these you'll recognize the damaged area as the common location for the COPY stamp on this piece.

Now, this has been brought up and responded to in the Q&A section:

<< <i>Q: that spot is where it used to read COPY just letting you know not tryin to be a smart a_ _
A: No problem - I appreciate you noticing that.. So, bidders - it's a 'Copy', not a 1961 token, etc. >>

In this situation, should the title or description be updated to reflect this is a damaged replica COPY coin instead of a "RE-STRIKE" or "Bashlow re-strike?" Although it's mentioned in the smallish Q&A text below, somehow, it seems like an error of this importance would warrant an appropriate change to the title and description. Also, given that this is a COPY coin with COPY removed, it seems like the auction should simply be ended due to non-compliance with eBay policy. Do you agree or am I off base?

Bochiman

IMHO....if no bids, then change title/desc.
If bids, end auction and relist.

Zoins

Here are photos of pieces with the COPY stamp intact in that location.

Zoins

<< <i>IMHO....if no bids, then change title/desc.
If bids, end auction and relist. >>

Thanks Bochiman. Good to know.

WillieBoyd2

I bought the copy in the picture in 1994 at the gift shop at
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Georgia.

The card with it said it was a reproduction.

Bochiman

Weird to see it is Fred's auction....wouldn't have thought that.....

CharlotteDude

I would think that if this guy "thought" it could possibly be a Bashlow restrike, or even knew enough about Confederate half dollars to have knowledge of Bashlow, then he certainly should know about all the copies that were made and their diagnostics.

'dude

FredWeinberg

We've stopped the auction.

I don't write up all the descriptions
for the non-error items, so my apologies
that we, and I, didn't notice that the
word 'copy' was removed from this p.o.s.

Please take the rope down from off the
tree branch. Thanks

AMRC

<< <i>We've stopped the auction.

I don't write up all the descriptions
for the non-error items, so my apologies
that we, and I, didn't notice that the
word 'copy' was removed from this p.o.s.

Please take the rope down from off the
tree branch. Thanks >>



Great response.

Zoins

Thanks Fred. I didn't want to report it so I'm glad it's off.

COALPORTER

IT SHOULD BE REMOVED. EBAY NO LONGER ALLOWS REPLICA OR COPY COINS.